These are THE camera novelties from 2020!
Reading time: 8 minutes - October 21, 2020
2020 - a year full of challenges, highs, lows and a year full of camera innovations that have it all. The major manufacturers have once again outdone themselves and brought a whole range of new cameras onto the market. We will briefly introduce you to the highlights from various photographic areas and summarize the most important features: whether full format, APS-C, video masters or the fastest photo companions. There's something for everyone among these highlights!
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Redefining video - Canon EOS R5
With the Canon EOS R5, you can immerse yourself in the incredible world of 8K video. Canon has set a new benchmark for videography. The Canon EOS R5 also impresses with brilliant images at 45 megapixels and 20 frames per second. A revolution for all photographers and videographers!
- 45 megapixels
- 8K / 30 frames per second
- intelligent and groundbreaking eye autofocus for people and animals
- 5-axis image stabilizer with up to 8 stops of stabilization
Partner in crime - Canon EOS R6
Together with the Canon EOS R5, the hybrid powerhouse, the R6, was also launched on the market, impressing with its enormous low-light performance and speed. Both are full-frame mirrorless cameras, but neither is like the other.
- faster than fast: 20 megapixels with up to 20 frames per second
- new DIGIC X processor AF system with deep learning algorithms for eye-face and body detection
- 4K / 60p
- the ultimate hybrid camera low-light performance with maximum ISO up to 102,400
Cinema quality - Canon EOS C70 camcorder
The Canon EOS C70 closes the gap between DILC and Cinema cameras and offers you a whole new dimension of cinematic filmmaking. The first professional camera in the EOS Cinema range with RF bayonet!
- 16 stops dynamic range
- Super 35mm 4K DGO sensor
- 4K with 120 frames per second
- two SD card slots for a practical storage concept
Incredible image quality in APS-C format: Fujifilm X-T4!
With the X-T4 , Fujifilm has made a real statement in the field of APS-C cameras. The new Fujifilm X-T4 is the most powerful camera in the X series and offers professional photo and video features. Equipped with 26.1 megapixels, an image stabilizer and a brand new powerful battery, it offers you the best performance in a compact format.
- 26.1 megapixel precise and fast autofocus with face/eye detection
- rotatable and tiltable 7.6 cm (3 inch) touchscreen LCD
- integrated image stabilization (IBIS)
- new battery with 1.5 times the capacity; new economy mode (up to 600 shots easily possible)
The little sister of the X-T4: top performance in a compact format with the X-S10
With the FUJIFILM X-S10, FUJIFILM has expanded the X series with a compact system camera with simple operation and professional features. Equipped with a high-resolution 26.1 megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor, the powerful X-Processor 4 and an integrated image stabilizer (IBIS), it delivers images of exceptional quality. The X-S10 is the ideal choice for anyone who wants a lightweight camera with advanced photo and video features.
- 26.1 megapixels
- precise and fast autofocus with face/eye detection
- Setting dial with 4 custom modes, individually adjustable intelligent automatic mode for improved user-friendliness
- 18 film simulation modes (incl. ETERNA Bleach Bypass) integrated image stabilization
Upgrades from the Nikon Z family: Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II
The Nikon Z6 and Z7 were and still are first-class mirrorless full-frame system cameras that are very popular with many photographers. Nikon has now gone one better and launched the successors to this successful series: the Nikon Z6 II and the Nikon Z7 II. Bug fixes, a new image processor and a dual card slot for uncompromising shots!
- Dual EXPEED - Double the image processor power
- Dual card slot - CFexpress/XQD & UHS-II SD/SDXC
- Eye AF for people and animals in video
- larger buffer memory (124 shots in 12-bit lossless compressed RAW)
- Battery grip with portrait format shutter release
True to detail in a compact format: Nikon Z5
The Nikon Z5 full-frame system camera has been specially developed for anyone who wants to take photos and movies of unimaginable quality in a compact format. This is particularly interesting for travel photography. It is based on Nikon's Z bayonet, the largest bayonet of all full-frame systems. It allows more light to reach the camera sensor, giving you the freedom to create images with greater detail, depth and richness of color.
- 24.3 megapixel hybrid autofocus with 273 points
- ISO 100 to 51,200, incredible low-light performance
- integrated 5-axis image stabilization , with up to five stops longer exposure times
- two memory card slots
Small but mighty: Panasonic Lumix S5
Following the release of the L-mount alliance at the last Photokina, Panasonic Lumix has exclusively presented extremely high-priced mirrorless full-frame cameras over the last two years. With the new Lumix S5 introduced on September 2nd, Panasonic is entering a new field and introducing an all-round camera in a lower price segment. The new Lumix S5 will appeal to every hybrid photographer and is the perfect combination of photo and video.
- combines photo and video in a compact design
- 24MP full-frame sensor
- Video recording in 4K 60p 4:2:2 10 bit with 14+ aperture dynamic range in Vlog
- High Resolution mode for detailed shots with 96MP in RAW or JPG
The hybrid of brilliant full-frame quality and compact design: the Sony Alpha 7C
With the Alpha 7C, Sony is addressing all photographers who are torn between APS-C and full-frame format, thus closing the gap in the Alpha series. It impresses with its compact body, improved color reproduction and new design.
- Full-frame camera with 24.2 megapixels
- Eye autofocus for people and animals
- 4K 30p, Full HD 120p
- compact and lightweight; 509 grams
- improved color reproduction with 15 stops of dynamic range
Last but not least: incredible cinematic video quality with the Sony Alpha 7S III
The new Sony Alpha 7S III takes you into a whole new world of videography. Equipped with a completely new sensor and superior 4K video quality, which is particularly impressive in low light situations! You'll succeed with cinematic shots.
- 759 phase autofocus points with 92% covered sensor area and improved real-time eye autofocus - especially for low light and video, ISO 80 - 409,600
- 4K video (up to 120p in 4:2:2 10-bit)
- 12.1 megapixels
- dual image stabilization
Conclusion
The year 2020 has brilliant new products from all areas! Whether video masters, compact hybrids with a full-frame format and slim design or cameras with incredible low-light performance: there is definitely something for everyone among these highlights. We are excited to see how the individual photo and video areas will develop and are looking forward to next year!